Myths of Islamists – Love between the Companions – 1
WE WILL THEREFORE refer to the books of the Muslims to find out just how deep that brotherly relationship was,…
Is democracy halal or haram in Islam?
IT IS THIS SUPREME power that created the universe, human beings included, which manages the conditions of this universe and…
The apologetic mindset – techniques of evasion – 2
AL-BAGHAWI ARGUED that Maryam was saying “If you are a believer, do not oppress me” meaning that your piety should…
The apologetic mindset – techniques of evasion – 1
THIS SLIPPERY REVERENTIAL, justificatory mentality has been obsessed with searching for ways out of embarrassing dilemmas – a process that…
Politics and religion in the Orthodox Caliphate – 2
THIS WAS BECAUSE Imām Ali was aware that “the Qur’ān does not speak, but rather it is men who speak…
Politics and religion in the Orthodox Caliphate – 1
AS THIS CONFUSION began to take root, the Rightly-Guided Caliphate descended into non-stop strife – wars with those who opposed zakāh,…
The human origin of the Text – 1
IN BOTH CASES the result is the same: the Prophet introduced a new religion, spent his life spreading and consolidating…
The human origin of the Text – 2
SINCE THE RELIGIOUS TEXT is always sacred and may not be violated, whether by any emendation, alteration, deletion, addition or…
Deconstructing the Islamic narrative
AS THESE HAVE accumulated, the problems have become all the more convoluted and the threads of argument confused, to the point…
The quicksilver, reverential, justificatory mentality – 2
WHAT GOVERNED, and still governs, the quicksilver, reverential, justifying mentality, is the assumption of divine intervention in the course of historical events. The course…